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LONDON BUILDING TRADE. STRIKE. ( Press A ssocia t : on.—C o pyri g ht.) LONDON. May 28. The London building employees took a ballot on, and by a large majority rejected, a proposal to hold a joint conference of masters and men. (Received May 29, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON. May 23. The London master builders, at the request of the National Federation, have declared a lock-out. 44-lIOUR WEEK. (Received 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. This Day. The Building Trades Federation intends forcing the question o? a 44-lionr week to finality'. CARPENTERS' STRIKE AT PERTH. (Received 9.50 a.m.) PERTH. This Day. A mass meeting of unionists resolved to •support the carpenters who struck to .secure preference to unionists. A general appeal for assistance, including England and New Zealand, was endorsed. A number of allied trades are affected. Summonses have been issued under the Arbitration Act against two timber firms for closing their yards.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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149LABOUR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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